Poster of The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil

Plot: In their songs, comedy and exuberant music, a travelling theatre company give a fiercely polemic account of Scottish history, from the aftermath of Culloden to the oil boom. Their production before a live audience is intercut with filmed reconstructions of the Highland Clearances and the Victorian obsession with hunting stags
Release Date: Thursday, June 6 1974
50 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of John BettJohn Bett. John Bett was 25 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1949
Portrait of Dolina MacLennanDolina MacLennan. Dolina MacLennan was 36 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1938
Portrait of David MaclennanDavid Maclennan. David Maclennan was 25 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Sat, Jun 19 1948 –
Died: Fri, Jun 13 2014
Portrait of Elizabeth MacLennanElizabeth MacLennan. Elizabeth MacLennan was 36 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 16 1938 –
Died: Tue, Jun 23 2015
Portrait of Alex NortonAlex Norton. Alex Norton was 24 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 27 1950
Portrait of Bill PatersonBill Paterson. Bill Paterson was 29 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Sun, Jun 03 1945
Portrait of Allan RossAllan Ross. Allan Ross was >> in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of John McGrathJohn McGrath. John McGrath was 38 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Various'.
Birthday: Mon, Jul 01 1935 –
Died: Tue, Jan 22 2002
Portrait of Charles KearneyCharles Kearney. Charles Kearney was >> in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Sellar'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of James CosmoJames Cosmo. James Cosmo was 26 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Loch'.
Birthday: Mon, May 24 1948
Portrait of Iain GlasIain Glas. Iain Glas was >> in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'MacLeod'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David SteaurtDavid Steaurt. David Steaurt was >> in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Judge'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kenneth BendaKenneth Benda. Kenneth Benda was 72 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Duke'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 03 1902 –
Died: Wed, Jul 26 1978
Portrait of Stuart MungallStuart Mungall. Stuart Mungall was 34 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Husband'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 20 1940 –
Died: Wed, Oct 12 2016
Portrait of Terry CaversTerry Cavers. Terry Cavers was >> in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Wife'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kevin CollinsKevin Collins. Kevin Collins was >> in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Old Man'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of John MackenzieJohn Mackenzie. John Mackenzie was 41 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Director'
Birthday: Tue, Aug 16 1932 –
Died: Wed, Jun 08 2011
Portrait of Brian TufanoBrian Tufano. Brian Tufano was 34 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Fri, Dec 01 1939 –
Died: Thu, Jan 12 2023
Portrait of John McGrathJohn McGrath. John McGrath was 38 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Jul 01 1935 –
Died: Tue, Jan 22 2002
Portrait of Graeme MacDonaldGraeme MacDonald. Graeme MacDonald was 43 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Jul 30 1930 –
Died: Tue, Sep 30 1997
Portrait of John ByrneJohn Byrne. John Byrne was 34 in The Cheviot, the Stag and the Black, Black Oil as 'Art Designer'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 06 1940 –
Died: Thu, Nov 30 2023